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Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of respondents

From: A cross-sectional study of antimicrobial use among self-medicating COVID-19 cases in Nyeri County, Kenya

Sub-county

Freq

Percent

Chi-square

Kieni East

10

3.6

Pr = 0.000

Kieni West

11

3.9

Mathira East

30

10.7

Mathira West

5

1.8

Nyeri Town

94

33.6

Othaya

28

10.0

Tetu

12

4.3

other

90

32.1

Total

280

100

 

Gender

Freq

Percent

 

Female

114

40.71

Pr = 0.002

Male

166

59.29

Total

280

100

 

Age group

Freq

Percent

 

19–29

55

19.64

Pr = 0.000

30–39

90

32.14

40–49

50

17.86

50–59

51

18.21

60 + 

34

12.14

Total

280

100

 

Marital status

Freq

Percent

 

Married

200

73.0

Pr = 0.000

Single

74

27.01

Total

274

100

 

Education

Freq

Percent

 

Bachelor

112

40.0

Pr = 0.000

Highschool

111

39.7

None

6

2.1

Postgraduate

23

8.2

Primary

28

10.0

Total

280

100

 

Occupation

   

Business

41

33.3

Pr = 0.072

Farmers

26

21.1

Health

34

27.6

Teachers

22

17.9

Total

123

100

Income

Freq

Percent

 

50,000–100,000

50

17.86

Pr = 0.000

 < 50,000

161

57.5

 > 100,000

28

10

No income

41

14.64

Total

280

100

 

NHIF-UHC*

Freq

Percent

 

No

35

12.5

Pr = 0.000

Yes

245

87.5

Total

280

100

 

Private insurance

Freq

Percent

 

No

173

61.8

Pr = 0.000

Yes

107

38.2

Total

280

100

 
  1. *National Hospital Insurance Fund (NHIF)-Universal Health Coverage (UHC) registration